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So long, and thanks for all the fish
I no longer post here. The action is all over there. Goodbye, LiveJournal! I'll never forget you. -
Measuring swings
What is depression? What causes it? Why am I so worked up? Why can’t I see an obvious way out of this ( Read more... ) -
Making sense of soap operas
David Foster Wallace on Television:
TV is not vulgar and prurient and dumb because the people who compose the audience are vulgar and dumb. Television is the way it is simply because people tend to be extremely similar in their vulgar and prurient and dumb interests and wildly different in their refined and aesthetic and noble interests.
(Via Vinu.) -
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Hello from Mcleodganj, Dharamsala!
This is a quick marker post before I return to more mundane surroundings. -
Moving to Linux
Is there a Linux-based audio player that can browse DAAP shares and redirect audio to an Airport Express? DAAP support seems common enough, but AE integration not. -
Choosing an ultraportable
I’m trying to choose between the ASUS Eee PC and HCL MiLeap Y. Both are compelling choices even if not exactly in the same category. Here is my comparison chart.
What would you recommend and why?
Update: I got an Eee PC. -
Surrounded by computing devices
My MacBook Pro cost me close to a lakh of rupees less than a couple of years ago. I use it all the time. I don’t know if I’ll ever spend that much on a single computer again ( Read more... ) -
Leopard
If you have a Mac and aren’t on Leopard yet, do yourself a huge favour and upgrade. If you don’t have a Mac, do yourself a huge favour and get one.
Man, this has got to be the best OS upgrade ever. -
An evening of song and music around the virtual fireplace
Also at Barcamp Bangalore 5 were Nithya and Prateek Dayal of Muziboo, an online music community. This morning after watching Shourya’s vidcast with Prateek, I went to have a look at the site.
There’s something about listening to a homemade amateurish production, reading the comments, and then moving on to another recording wherein the performer ( Read more... )
